Gurukulam school students stage protest against watchman in Sircilla

The students registered their protest by sitting on the Sircilla-Kamareddy main road for two hours from 4 am to 6 am. They raised slogans against the principal.

Rajanna-Sircilla: Students of Ekalavya Gurukulam School, Dumala of Yellareddypet mandal, staged a dharna in front of the school alleging harassment by the school watchman early on Sunday morning.

The students registered their protest by sitting on the Sircilla-Kamareddy main road for two hours from 4 am to 6 am. They raised slogans against the principal. The students said that the attender-cum-watchman, Ramaswamy, who stays in the school during the night, was misbehaving with girls after consuming liquor.

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Karimnagar Tribal Welfare Residential Schools (TWRS) Regional Coordinator, DS Venkanna responded to the incident and initiated action against the school staff.

Besides removing the watchman from the services, school Principal Jyothilaxmi was temporarily set aside from the duties. Vice-Principal Rama Rao was given responsibilities as principal.

Tribal Welfare Minister Satyavathi Rathod too enquired about the incident.